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The Office of Research announces the FY 2026 cycle for the Faculty Seed Grants in the Sciences and Engineering.

The goal of the Faculty Seed Grants in the Sciences and Engineering is to enable faculty to launch new, promising lines of research for which resources are currently not available. These seed grants are intended to fund pilot research generating preliminary data that will be leveraged to compete for externally funded grant/contract opportunities and contribute to a sustainable program of research and scholarship. Basic and applied research in the social, life, physical sciences, and engineering are eligible for funding through this program. (Note: The Office of Research funds research grants in Humanities and Arts through a separate program managed by the Willson Center).

All faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure track) with research EFT (equivalent full-time) are eligible with the following exceptions: 1) Applicants may not have access to more than $25,000 in institutional or discretionary research funding (e.g., start-up, salary returns, or IDC returns) during the award year (i.e., FY26); 2) Tenured applicants may not have received more than $50,000 in institutional research support in the past three years (FY23 or later). Examples of institutional research support include bridge funding, a Presidential Seed Grant or other internal seed grant; and 3) An applicant may not have received a Faculty Seed Grant from this program within the last three years (an FY23 grant or later).

See the guidelines on the Office of Research Internal Grants webpage. Answers to frequently asked questions, award conditions, and other information are on the Faculty Seed Grants FAQs page.

The deadline for proposal submission is 11:59 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Grants for successful applications will be awarded with a start date of July 1, 2025 (FY26).

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Effective January 2025, there will be important changes to the Visiting Researcher/Scholar and Remote Research Affiliate processes. Below is a summary of these updates.

Key Changes

1. Terminology Update

 

    • Remote Research Affiliates will now be referred to as Remote Visiting Researchers/Scholars (Remote VRS).

    • Information for both VRS and Remote VRS will be consolidated on the VRS webpage to provide clear and comprehensive details in one place.

 

2. Unified Registration Form

 

    • Registration requests for both VRS and Remote VRS will be submitted via a single request form on UGA’s InfoReady Portal.

        • Requesters will specify whether the request is for a VRS or a Remote VRS.

        • Faculty Sponsor “Action Required” email approvals of request submissions will no longer be required.

        • InfoReady features include:

            • Ability to save draft applications and return later to complete them.

            • Capability to initiate multiple requests.

            • Status tracking of submissions under the requesters “Applications” tab when logged in to InfoReady.

    • Extension requests for both VRS and Remote VRS will also use a single form on InfoReady.

    • The request forms for new registrations and extensions will be accessible via the links on the website once posted.

 

3. Updated Agreements

 

    • New Agreements for VRS and Remote VRS:

        • The existing VRS Agreements have been updated for electronic signing capability and will now require the signature of the UGA Faculty Sponsor on page 2.

        • The existing Remote Research Affiliate Agreements will be renamed to Remote Visiting Researcher/Scholar Agreement, will have electronic signature capability and also require the UGA Faculty Sponsor to sign on page 2.

        • There is a grace period through January 20, 2025, for new VRS requests in which Faculty Sponsors have already initiated the signing process with his/her VRS using the previous version of the VRS Agreement that did not require the UGA Faculty Sponsor signature.

    • Given that updates to VRS/Remote VRS Agreements may occur, please return to the website to download the appropriate document each time you need an agreement.

 

4. VRS Webpages

 

    • The VRS and Remote VRS information will be consolidated on the existing VRS webpages for ease of access.

    • While these updates have not yet been implemented on the website, they will be available soon. Please visit the website for:

        • Definitions of VRS and Remote VRS statuses.

        • Information on time limits, registration procedures, and extension request requirements.

 

5. New Operations Associate

 

    • Starting January 2025, Nathan White will join the Office of Research’s IGARP division as the Operations Associate responsible for VRS and Remote VRS registration procedures.

    • We extend our gratitude to Moriah for her contributions over the past two years and welcome Nathan to the team.

 

We appreciate your patience as we transition to these new processes and bring new staff on board. For questions or additional information, please email vrs@uga.edu.

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The deadline for receipt of Research Scientist promotion dossiers to Office of Research is Friday, November 1, 2024. Please be sure that all faculty and staff in your unit are aware of this deadline.

(Note: Please check with your unit and Dean’s Office for any internal procedures and earlier deadlines.)

The items listed below are required for the promotion dossier. Please see the Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Research Scientists for promotion procedures and details regarding these required items, particularly for section 5 (Promotion Procedures), Appendix B (Dossier for Promotion), and Appendix C (Suggested Letter of Request). 

Please make sure you are using the most recent guidelines, which state “Effective 8-1-2023” at the top heading.

Outline of items required for promotion dossier (see the Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Research Scientists, Appendix B – Dossier for Promotion of Research Scientists for more details on the following items):

  1. UGA Recommendation for Promotion Form for Academic Professional, Lecturer, Librarian, Public Service and Research Scientist Ranks (with original signatures).
    1. This required form is on the Office of Faculty Affairs website at https://provost.uga.edu/_resources/documents/promotion-tenure-evaluation/promotion-form-non-tenure-track.pdf. (Failure to use this form will result in the dossier being returned to the unit without further consideration.)  

    2. Include the candidate’s full name and full home department name. Submit the original form with signatures, votes, and approval status (yes/no) for each level of review. Ensure that all units use the promotion form revised on 3/30/2016. 

    3. IMPORTANT-Years in Rank Calculation: Please ensure your unit(s) use the 2024-2025 Quick Reference Guide when completing the form to calculate years in rank for all promotion candidates.

  2. Cover letter

  3. Statement of Roles and Responsibilities

  4. Vitae

  5. Achievements

  6. Annual Evaluations

  7. External Evaluations (minimum of 4)

To submit promotion recommendation dossiers to Office of Research: Please submit the required materials through UGA’s InfoReady Portal via the Research Scientist Promotion Dossier Submission Form – Nov 2024.

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION NOTE: The original hard copy Recommendation for Promotion form with original signatures should then be sent to: The Office of Research c/o Jessica Hawks Farmer OR Moriah Thomas, 145 Coverdell Building CAMPUS.
 

Please direct questions to:  research-personnel@uga.edu

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The Office of Research encourages the nominations of deserving scholars for the 2020-2021 UGA Research Awards.

In light of the unique demands on faculty and departmental administrators this fall semester, Office of Research has extended the deadline for submission of nominations beyond the original date of November 1, 2020.  The new deadline is January 25, 2021, consistent with the deadlines for awards from the provost’s office.  We hope that this additional time allows all deserving faculty, postdocs and graduate students the opportunity to be nominated.

This extension applies to the following research awards:

  • Faculty Research Awards:
    • Early Career Scholar Awards,
    • Creative Research Medals,
    • Creative Research Awards,
    • Distinguished Research Professorships
  • Postdoctoral Research Awards (postdocs) and
  • Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award (recent graduate students)

Faculty Research Award nominations are processed through Deans’ offices; please check with your Dean’s office for internal college procedures and deadline.  

The Postdoctoral Research Award nominations must initiate from the faculty mentor/supervisor of the postdoc and include a cover letter from the department head, dean or center/institute director supporting the nomination.  The Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award nominations are made by the nominee’s major professor and department head.

The guidelines for the awards have been updated for 2020-2021 (“Revised 4-2020” should appear in the bottom left corner of the guidelines).Please check the website for the most up-to-date information and forms for our Internal Grants and Awards (https://research.uga.edu/iga/awards/) and email ovprip@uga.edu if you have any questions.

The Office of Research strongly supports diversity in all its programs. We encourage nominations of women and underrepresented minorities for these awards.

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Effective Dec. 16, 2018, all postdoctoral positions will be processed and managed through UGAJobs via the “Grad/Research/Student/Temp” position type and OneUSG Connect. Office of Postdoctoral Affairs must review and approve all postdoctoral positions, postings (both direct hires and searches) and hiring proposals within UGAJobs as the Sponsored Office. 

For OPA requirements for postdoctoral positions and appointments, please consult the updated Policy for Postdoctoral Appointments (document should read “Revised December 2018”).   For instructional resources or technical assistance regarding UGAJobs or OneUSG Connect, please consult the Training Library or contact the appropriate section of the OneSource Service Desk.

Please note: As a part of the university transition to OneUSG Connect HCM, the University of Georgia will adopt the USG Job Categories (B-CATS) as its new Job Code structure. Use of the USG Job Categories will allow the ability to report at a system level consistent with all other USG institutions. 

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The requirements of the Visiting Researcher/Scholar (VRS) policies and procedures help to ensure that mid- to long-term visitors have access to necessary UGA resources, as well as identification through a UGAID and appropriate “standing” at UGA.  Effective May 1, 2014, the visiting researcher/scholar hosting and onboarding procedures detailed on this webpage are required to host a visitor on the UGA campus.

These procedures have been updated effective March 15, 2017.  The VRS Questionnaire and VRS webpage will be updated with these new changes on March 15, 2017.  https://research.uga.edu/visiting/procedures/

The changes are summarized below.

1) If a visitor requires a background investigation (US or Canadian citizens), this paperwork must be completed before the official VRS process is initiated. Approval derived from a completed background investigation (or wavier from HR) must be submitted with the VRS questionnaire.

2) All visitors will now be required to sign an agreement. These agreements protect our faculty, other employees working with the visitor, and the work being done while the visitor is at UGA.  A signed agreement must be uploaded to the questionnaire prior to submission.

  • If your visitor is attending or working at a university, or working in any other entity, an agreement that requires both the visitor’s and the employer’s signatures should be used.
  • If your visitor is not employed or enrolled in/associated with any institution or company, an employer signature is not required.  Therefore, an agreement signed solely by the visitor is appropriate.
  • If the proposed work involves an Intellectual Property issue that is not covered by the standard agreement, then the department should discuss this with UGA’s Innovation Gateway (Cheryl Junker, junkercl@uga.edu) and establish the relevant IP agreement before the VRS questionnaire is submitted.

Questions about the VRS process, email vrs@uga.edu.

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The University of Georgia and the Minas Gerais State Research Foundation have launched a new partnership to support international research collaboration with grant awards up to $15,000 to tackle issues — such as Zika and other infectious diseases — important to both Georgia and Minas Gerais, a large state located in southeastern Brazil.

The grant program was announced this week in Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, where 12 UGA faculty joined their Brazilian counterparts from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and the Federal University of Viçosa for a workshop focused on creating new joint research initiatives in human and animal health, bioinformatics and genomics. UGA faculty need not have attended the workshop to participate in the grant program.

“UGA faculty already have important collaborations with colleagues in Brazil and in the State of Minas Gerais, in particular,” said Vice President for Research David Lee. “With this new joint support we hope to deepen and expand our relationships.”

Grant applications are due January 9, 2017, and awards will support preliminary research, partnership development and proposal preparation. To be eligible, proposals must identify and commit to pursue specific sources of external funding as a result of the activities enabled by the program. The program is jointly funded by the Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (whose Portuguese abbreviation is FAPEMIG) and UGA’s Office of Research, in conjunction with UGA academic units.

“Brazil is already home to more of UGA’s international partnerships than any other country in the world. Given our shared areas of research — ranging from biomaterials to infectious diseases to agriculture and bioinformatics — Minas Gerais is an ideal strategic target for collaboration with the University of Georgia,” said Brian Watkins, UGA’s director of international partnerships.

The UGA-FAPEMIG program continues an increasing commitment to international research and service at UGA, following the Global Research Collaboration Grant Program that was launched in April to encourage UGA faculty to pursue externally funded research initiatives abroad.

More information:

Download the call for proposals: https://research.uga.edu/docs/forms/iga/pdf/FAPEMIG-UGA.pdf

View international funding opportunities: https://research.uga.edu/research-matters/international/